Turkish stocks looking down at Tuesday close

By Tuba Sahin

ANKARA (AA) - Turkiye's benchmark stock index ended Tuesday at 2,017.46 points, down 1.01% from the previous close, amid mounting tensions between Russia and Ukraine.

Starting the day at 1,995 points, Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index lost 20.60 points from Monday's close of 2,038.06 points.

The price of one ounce of gold was $1,901.05 by market close, up from $1,890 at the previous close.

The price of Brent crude oil was around $93.72 per barrel as of 6.20 p.m. local time (1520GMT).